Extraterritorial Jurisdiction in the United States

Non-Commercial Torts in the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976

Not extraterritorial

According to research about Extraterritorial jurisdiction from the Federal Judicial Center:The exception covers only torts occurring within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States. The exception does not apply when a tort occurring outside the United States is merely said to have had an effect in the United States.174 Most courts have concluded that “both the injury and the tortious act or omission must occur in the United States.”175 Claims based on personal injury and death occurring at a U.S. embassy overseas have been held not to fall within § 1605(a)(5).

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